Posts tagged Russia

An online petition has urged Australia to impose sanctions on two senior government officials known to persecute gay people in Chechnya. The online petition by …

Russian film distributors have cut out an intimate scene between Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth in their new film Supernova before it was distributed to …

Two gay men who escaped to Russia from Chechnya have been arrested by Russian police and returned to their home country, according to the Russian …

Madonna is once again making headlines, this time after a posting to social media yesterday, alleging she was fined (but refused to pay) one million …

A controversial anti-LGBTQI Russian lawmaker has introduced a bill in the Russian Duma (Parliament) seeking to ban same sex and trans marriages as well as …

Sending out a strong message of support for for equal rights, Australian ambassador Graeme Meehan and top diplomats from the US, UK, Canada and New …

YouTube has pulled a homophobic political ad that stirred up a storm ahead of the Russian national referendum. The national vote scheduled for July 1, …

A disturbing study has found that one in five Russians advocate for ‘eliminating’ LGBTQ people. The independent poll by Levada Centre reflects the rife homophobia …

MOSCOW: A Russian transgender woman is being sentenced to three years in a men’s prison on child pornography charges for posting several Japanese manga cartoons …

Australia is the 17th safest country for LGBT travellers according to new research, ahead of the United States but behind Canada, the United Kingdom and …